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    Phu Quoc

    13 November 2014, Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

    Beach days. Literally nothing is being done ;). Enjoy the pictures, next update from Cambodia!

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    Vietnam wrap-up

    13 November 2014, Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C

    - In Can Tho you get free ice tea as soon as you sit at a restaurant table

    - They drive on the right side (somehow new for us after one month ;)

    - There is much more police force on the street than in the countries we've visited before

    - everyone is honking without apparent reason

    - in most street food places you get to be your own cook: you get your basic dish with a plate of greens (lettuce, mustard leafs, mint, coriander etc.) and can add whatever you like. Most food - even the Vietnamese pancakes - are rolled in rice paper with the greens of your choosing

    - they love noodle soup anytime of the day. Some restaurant don't propose anything else (Karsten was happy, Claire kinda had enough of it after 2 weeks)

    - a lot of people are wearing a mask against dust in the street, most often on motorbikes. The mask can be a chirugical one for 1 time use or washable with hello kitty or other patterns (sometimes fitting to the outfit)

    - For crossing the street, see one of our previous posts ;)

    - when you toast with someone you announce how much percent of the beer you and the other(s) will have to drink

    - nobody likes to be tanned, especially women. So on motobikes, they cover up completely! (the usual mask against dust, long sleeves, gloves, socks with space between the bigger toe if they have thongs)

    - wearing a helmet on motorbike is obligatory, everyone has one. The quality of the helmet is another matter. It is not uncommon to see people with cap and the helmet loosely on top.

    - although helmet is requested, the number of people on a motorbike doesn't seem to have regulation. Sometimes they do have chairs for kids, sometimes the kids are simply stuck between the parents

    - football can be a conversation starter, as it usually is the easiest common knowledge between people. A lot of Vietnamese don't have a clue of where or what is a "Belgium", others probably don't know much more but when they hear Belgium, they answer "aaah, Eden Hazard!"

    - they've got pretty decent internet coverage through the country

    - and they actually do where those typical hats, however you call them.    Baca lagi

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    Kep

    14 November 2014, Kemboja ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

    This morning we got on the boat from Phu Quoc to Ha Tien, the Super Dong (ba dum tss)! Then we asked one last time if Dong was an acceptable payment method for goods and services. Upon confirmation we got our Dong out and paid (ba dum tss, ba dum tss!). Imagine childish laughter here...we also estimate that the total of like 3 people will understand and/or laugh about this joke ;).

    Between Vietnam and Cambodia we had to wait a while. We had lunch with an English couple which actually made it worth the wait. On the border we experienced the usual try to gain the additional dollar here or there from us. Boy did the border guard look disappointed ad we whipped out our vaccination certificates without which you allegedly have to pay an extra fee to enter Cambodia. 1 Dollar saved. Yessssssss!

    Now we are in Kep, Cambodia and this is one nice but very small and sleepy town. We are in a very nice hostel which is swarmed by French people. To the nonexistent city center it is quite far but we decided to walk nonetheless until the famous crab market (It was so far that the tuktuk ride back cost us 3 USD). But Claire is allergic to seafood and Karsten doesn't like it, so we had fish and chicken with pepper sauce which was DE-LI-CIOUS. Now we still have to find out what to do here ;).    Baca lagi

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    Kep

    15 November 2014, Kemboja ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

    OK, we reconsidered the part with the nice hostel. Party all night long, giant cockroaches and the air full of weed ;). Oh and as we are writing a big spider crawled along our wall.

    Today, we walked through a complete national park! That sounds like a very impressive feat, but Kep national park is possibly one of the smallest in the world. It was a very nice walk through a habitat of scorpions and giant spiders - none of which we actually encountered.

    In the afternoon we rented a tuktuk to take us to some places. Just the ride on the streets and bumpy roads through green rye fields would have been worth it. Beautiful! First, we went to some old French houses destroyed by the Khmer rouge and not yet restored. After that, we visited the salt fields of Kep. In the dry season, which is officially about to start in a couple of weeks although we didn't have rain for more than a week, sea water is taken here for evaporating and leaving behind its salt. The highlight of the tour was the visit of a organic pepper plantation. We learnt about the differences between green, black, white and red pepper and some tricks of growing pepper. We'll get to that when we come back. The last stop was a little cave where different stalactites took on shapes roughly resembling animals. On the way there dozens of kids where already running and cycling next to our ride offering their guidance through the cave. So you have to pick one but like 5 come with you anyways. The lonely planet says they're practicing their school english which is complete and utter bullshit. They only repeat the phrases they learned which is cute enough and allows them to earn a little extra on the side.

    Only downside on Cambodia so far: fucking dogs!    Baca lagi

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    Rabbit island

    16 November 2014, Kemboja ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

    This is pretty much how a tropical paradise is supposed to look like. Admittedly, the sand could've been a bit whiter and the water more turquoise. But still we had a great day relaxing on rabbit island. Got up, took a boat, had breakfast on the island. Insanely good cheese omelette. Then we spent the whole day lying in hammocks (you can actually see Claire in her hammock on pic no. 2), reading and sleeping on a calm and not crowded beach. No stone building around, only huts... And in between - just for good measure - we got a 60 minute Khmer massage for 5 USD on the beach. And boy did they get to work on our sore muscles. No oil but best massage so far! They only work on pressure points, which sometimes was making Claire think of a big cat preparing the lap on which it wants to get comfortable. And of course a couple of beers in the end. View from the bar is pic no. 3.

    Great day, veeeeeeeeery relaxing!

    After returning we had decent cake in a cafe owned by an American couple. They were reallynice and working with victims of human trafficking. But they were also hardcore republicans actually believing that Obama is a Muslim and therefore a lesser person. Kinda sending mixed signals those 2 ;).    Baca lagi

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    Kampot

    17 November 2014, Kemboja ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C

    Where in Kampot now, home of the famous pepper. But we'll just stay one night, since the places one usually visits from here are the same as from Kep. But we wanted to eat some more pepper.

    So this post is just to prepare you for the fact that updates might be scarce in the next days, cause where we are going, we don't need roads...and there is only limited internet connection.
    OK Nat, reference to which movie can be found here?

    Pic no. 3 is the Kampot Olympic Stadium btw.    Baca lagi

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    Chi Phat

    19 November 2014, Kemboja ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C

    This is a little village halfway between Kampot and Koh Kong, on the fringes of the Cardamom mountains and the Kohl Kong conservation corridod. They have established a functioning community based eco tourism management plan for their village. Tourists get picked up in nearby Andoung Teuk and taken to the village. We chose to be taken here by boat which took us 2 hours. Once in the village you get your accommodation assigned to you based on a rotational system which makes sure every family in the village gets their fair share. You only choose the category of the accommodation. The same system is applied to boat drivers, guides, cooks etc. The whole small village is taken care of this way which we found an idea worthy of support. The main idea behind the concept is to prevent poaching and illegal logging. Only little problem for us is that our assigned "guest house" doesn't really have a shower... Also there is electricity available only around 5h/day.

    After arrival we had dinner at the community centre with a group of tourists and had some beers with a British couple. Unfortunately, no one wants to join us on a multi-day jungle trip yet which would bring down the price.

    The first day in the village we spent exploring and swimming near some rapids in the local river making up for the lack of shower ;). It was really interesting (and relaxing) to be in a real village, which we normally wouldn't be able to reach, nor to find accommodation in. The kids were cool, always laughing and saying hello.

    In the evening we went on a starlight and fireflies cruise. The stars in the sky look absolutely amazing here! Which we were lucky enough to see the first and last evening in Chi Phat cause during the cruise it was cloudy and no stars were seen. That was more than made up for by the fireflies though. They were concentrated on a couple of trees along the river with one apparently being the party tree. That one was blinking like it was decorated for Christmas. Amazing!    Baca lagi

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    Chi Phat

    22 November 2014, Kemboja ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C

    Although we found no one to team up for an overnight jungle trek we still went for it. We started 7.30 in the morning and walked all day to a nice waterfall for a very deserved and cooling bath. To get there we walked through changing landscapes which was very nice. Grasslands with high or lower grass, dense forest, artificial forest, banana plantations, some Savannah-ish landscape, crossing some rivers etc. The only wildlife we saw this time were giant worms, lizards, spiders, leeches, and tons of insects like cikades, flies and of course mosquitoes. There was a 2 minute window where we didn't wear long sleeved clothing and they were already feasting. We also heard some Gibbons and saw traces of an elephant and wild dogs - dog poo that is.

    We then slept in hammocks with mosquito nets in a small campsite. Absolutely great experience. We had a guide and a cook with us who didn't really speak English which was a bit of a disappointment but provided us with good food and save passage through the jungle.

    The way back was a bit tough. Not because we had small paths to walk on but an open road in the glaring sun for half a day - did we mention that it is really hot here? We were rewarded with lunch and a swim at a waterfall near Chi Phat.

    The last night we treated ourselves to a night in a very nice bungalow - 10 USD. A fortune!

    To get back we took a motorcycle. Yes this really happened. It was OK, since it was on a mostly empty countryside road but not an experience we have to repeat too soon (at least not in a city).

    Now we are in Krong Koh Kong close to the Thai border and will have dinner at - this message is especially for Vi and Michael - Cafe Laurent.    Baca lagi

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    Koh Kong

    24 November 2014, Gulf of Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C

    We had our last beach day on an ocean yesterday as we will now make toward inner Cambodia and Lao afterwards which is a landlocked country as you all know. Quiz of the day (sans Google, but you can use your puzzle, Nat!): Name the only 2 double landlocked countries in the world. (landlocked=no connection to the sea / double landlocked=no connection to the sea nor to country having themselves connection to the sea)

    The beach on Koh Kong island we spent the day on was fantastic. Just a German family, a French couple, us, and 2 guides on it. Super calm! Karsten got his first (light) sunburn. Maybe that will help in getting him tanned a little ;).

    On the way back we had a little walk in a mangrove forest which was quite nice although we had our first rain since Saigon.

    Today we had another relaxing day in Koh Kong city, so this time Karsten got his hair cut. Turned out...well...pic below.    Baca lagi

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    Phnom Penh

    28 November 2014, Kemboja ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C

    So, we actually arrived here on Tuesday and didn't post anything yet...there just isn't much in PP. Buuuut we were very happy to meet some people we got to know in Labuan Bajo. Chance was that we were all in PP the same time. Really great and we basically spent the days together, so not much time for writing ;).

    Spending time together obviously includes drinking beer which is more expensive than in Vietnam, except for the happy hour along the river side. On Wednesday we checked off some of the tourist stuff and visited some pagodas, the national museum (from the outside) and the kings palace. Inside the kings palace is a Pagoda whose floor is made from silver tiles. Note to self: don't get silver tiles as floor pieces in the flat. Highly uncomfortable!

    On Thursday we went to the killing fields and the S-21 prison, the two major memorials for the horrific crimes committed by the Khmer Rouge. You'll have to read up on that yourself because those atrocities just leave us at a loss for words.

    Today we organized a bit which we pushed off a bit too long so we have to spend an extra night here in PP because the bus we wanted to take was already full. But tomorrow we will leave Cambodia's capital for Siem Reap and the temples of Angkor Wat.    Baca lagi

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